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Elisa De Bordos

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058167
MRDS ID TC04020
Record type Site
Current site name Elisa De Bordos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.18286, -27.7058 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Silver Ore

Analytical data

Result 430 G/T AG (1930)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Cerrillos Formation
    Rock description Cerrillos Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Hornitos Formation
    Rock description Hornitos Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.18286, -27.7058
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 0-45SE
    Length 1000M
    Width 2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • AT CONTACT BETWEEN HORNITOS AND CERRILLOS FORMATIONS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elisa De Bordos

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 500M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    SEGERSTROM K. Y PARKER, R., 1959, CUADRANGULO CERRILLOS, PROVINCIA DE ATACAMA: CARTA GEOLOGICA # 2, P. 32.

  • Deposit

    DOMEYKO, I., 1897, : MINERALOGIA, 2, P. 363.

  • Deposit

    BROWN, M., 1932, IIG (INEDITO).

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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